Freewheel hub for bicycles



Feb. 14, 1956 G. EJoLssoN 9 FREEWHEEL nus FOR BICYCLES Filed Feb. 26, 1947 lla/ 9 15 1/ a M6 M13 15d 1 3 3a 23 15' ml 1/ Mb INVENTOR ATTORNEY5 Patented Feb. 14, 1950 Application February 26, 1947, Serial No. 730,908

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.rrcewheeung ll'iiibs of .the'typedescribed have t a .seriousdisadvantag'e infthatthe .brake sleeve nand the inside of {the hub shell, lrespectively, wear irregularly, the wear being substantially concentrated attheltwoendsof thebrake sleeve. ."The main object .of .the present invention 1 is to remove thisdisadvantage in the hitherto known ireewheel :hubs .of .the .type mentioned.

. An additional object-isto ,provide a freewheel- -ing bicycle hub including a-brake -.of -.extremely :simple construction and one @thatLis tmore eco-v nomical to manufacture.

Other objects sand-advantages will .be apparent :from the following description -.and the draw- -ings. -!Ihe invention consists .princi pally -in providing between the eendsaof the brake ssleeve a .furither tconical t surface :adaptedttc the I engaged by a corresponding "brake cone.

The invention will be best understood by reference :to the accompanying a preferred form of construction and iii-which: Fig. 1 illustrates partly I in section and partly in 'elevati0n a freewheel hub according "1170 the invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view of a brake sleeveaggregate' of the' type sli0wn iriIEig' l; r

' Fig. 3' is asection on 'the' lineilll III of' Fig:-'2;

' Fig. 4 illustrates insection a -modified f6rm of brake sleeve and ihclud'e'sthe cooperating brakebones in elevation.

drawing includes i shaft" I r' fas't'enin'g the T hub on to the rear} wheel forks of" a bicycle. At one end" of the shaft I- there is'fiX'e'd-a brake farm 2,

'theiforward directed, and "therefore in -F'ig1 1, invisible :end or which engages one horizontal "rear wheel fork-arm "in order to-'hold""the' brake i'c'on'ei3 against "rotation infrelationr'to the" bicycle fframe. .At thefother en'd o'ffi'll'ie shaft l "aifdiive I is "restatamw but 'non dispia'ce'ably mounted in drawing. showing 7 '85 1' imor'der when thei-inner the known manner, and to which drive 4 a chain wheel-20 "is fixed. "The brake cone 3 and the drive 4' are provided with ball races 5 "and. 6; respectively, for balls I and 8, respectively, on whichraces aihub shell?! is mounted.

'The drive" 4' includes ,aninwardly Ldir'ected icylindrical part 'havingsteeply "pitched threads' l fl therein which engage a 'couplingsleeve 'H. @n thiscohpling sleeve there .115 a conical portion llla' tapering outwardly hejl towards'ithe cha n 20. When the chain wheel 2fl Jis idriveniin zthe iorward direction-.saideportion fllld'is pressed to ahXedtrictional engagement with atcorresmnd' inglconical portion [2 vginthe side ofithehubs'hell adjacentsthe threads 4 0 ofltheldrive l4...i n such a way that the hub :shell :in the known manner takespart in the rotation of the:chain Wheel -2.1) for driving thebicycle. v

The coupling sleeve l I 1 has also -,a conic a l por- ,tion |3I-b connected to the conical-portion .l la but tapering in theopposite directiong and, a .tubue 'lar :extension l-lc connected togthe portio n mp, .171516 inner :end of which extension .pre ents a conicaliportion i;l-d which vtapersiin ;the,;.sa rne direction :as thezportion i b;;and;.has ;the name apex *angle.

The brakev :cone 3 inwardlye-of the ball'zrace 5 15. provided= with. :a 5. conical :portion 311. which" is turned inwardly -=tow ards the:middle 10f i-the' hnb andflao whicha tubular ':extension of ;the :bhake -cone connected. :Over the ztubnlar extensions of the brake :fcone g3 :and the '3 coupling 1 sleeve d l there '-is disposed a brake :sleeve .z aggregateenas *shownin detail in -FigsaLand S. This br'akesleeveaggregate comprisesl'an outer sleeve or-ring -l 3 made ofamaterialzsuitable for a frictiona1 engagement :with interior of therhnb shell. 3 The ring l3 iisrsplit iat il and 'atfithatiend which surrounds the couplingrsleevesll it-'-.isi-.pro- -vidcd*'witha conicalsurface Ma having then-same inclination as theiconical porticn l: I b onthecow- -'pling sleeve. Inthe brakezsle'eve ringrlhthere 'is introduce'dan inner sleeve or'zring-j oi hard-wearresisting material, :consisting .of :two :halves lzia and I517. The inner ring I5a, .l-Sbiis alittlemorb than half as long astheouter ring I3,-and itsone halfis by means Ufa pimofirinetil non-rotatabl-y fixed to the outer :ring 3 in such a mannersthat the one end of the innerzri'n-g and the outer-firing will; coincide: in axial direction. At; thesoutersend coinciding with the outer ring l3 the-innergring presents a pair of recesses l6 Whiclmare en aged by apair of pins t! inserted im the ibrakegtcone 3 ring :endrtherehvsthe iii outer ring I3 against rotation in relation to the bicycle frame. The inner ring I5a, I5b has at its outer end a conical portion I50 adapted to engage the conical portion 3a of the brake cone 3 and at its inner end said inner ring has a conical portion I5d adapted to engage the conical portion I Id of the coupling sleeve II.

In a peripheral notch I8 of the coupling sleeve II there is inserted a split springy sleeve or clip I9 provided with a lug 22 engaging the slit I4 of the outer brake ring I3 and tending with a low friction to non-rotatably maintain the cou-' pling sleeve I I in relation to the brake aggregate in such a manner that the coupling sleeve II does not simply take part in the rotation of the drive 4 but is moved in one direction or the other on the threads III of the drive.

When pedalling backwards so that the chain wheel 20 tends to rotate in the direction opposite to the driving direction the coupling sleeve II owing to the low friction between the coupling sleeve and the spring clip or sleeve I9 is displaced inwardly in the hub along the threads I of the drive 4.

The displacement of the coupling sleeve II inwardly proceeds until the conical portions IIb and I Id of the coupling sleeve simultaneously engage the conical portions Ida and I'cl respectively, of the outer ring I 3, of the brake sleeve aggregate and the composite inner ring I5a, I5b thereof, whereby the brake sleeve aggregate I3, I5a, I5!) is displaced to the left in respect to Fig. 1 until the conical portion I5c of the inner ring I5a, I5b bears against the conical portion 3a of the brake cone 3. Upon continued displacement inwardly of the coupling sleeve I I the split brake rings I3, I5a, I5b are expanded so that the outer surface of the brake ring I3 engages the inside of the hub shell 9 and brakes the bicycle.

In order that the pair of conical surfaces 3a, I5c may withstand the combined or total axial pressure of both pairs of the conical surfaces I lb, Ma and H11, I5d under exertion of an equally great radial pressure against the hub shell 9 as one of said last-mentioned pairs, the first-mentioned pair 3a, I5c, in the embodiment shown, has been provided with a suitably greater cone apex angle than the other two pairs.

In the simplified, schematic embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the inner sleeve I511, I511 is replaced by a simple split ring I5 having one conical surface I5d only, engaging the conical surface IId of the coupling sleeve I I and bearing against a counterbore or recess 23 in the inner surface of the split brake sleeve I3 substantially midway between its ends. In this embodiment the split brake sleeve I3 is provided with conical surfaces Ma, I4b at both its ends that respectively cooperate with the conical surfaces I lb of the coupling sleeve II and 3a of the brake cone 3.

The radial pressure against the brake sleeve I3 is therefore exerted not only at the ends but also at one or more places between the ends of the sleeve thereby preventing irregular Wear of the outer surface of said brake sleeve and the inner surface of the hub.

The invention is not limited to the illustrated and described form of construction as modifications can be made within the scope of the appended claims. The brake cone can for instance be provided with two conical surfaces like the coupling sleeve. 7

What I claim is:

1. In a wheel structure, a hollow hub, a shaft rotatably supporting said hub, a brake member wherein said brake sleeve includes two split rings arranged one within the other and on which the first mentioned conical surfaces are provided.

3. A wheel structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein said brake sleeve includes two split rings arranged one within the other and on which the first mentioned conical surfaces are provided, the inner ring being formed in two separate parts.

4. A wheel structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein said brake sleeve includes an outer split ring and a two part inner ring, the inner ring extending from one end of the outer ring to a point substantially midway the ends thereof, the mentioned conical surfaces being formed on both ends of the inner ring and on the opposite end of the outer ring.

5. A wheel structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein said brake sleeve includes an outer split ring and a two part inner ring arranged within the outer ring, and means non-rotatably securin'g one of the inner ring parts to said brake member. 7

6. A wheel structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein two of the first mentioned conical surfaces are disposed at substantially the same inclination and the third of the first mentioned conical surfaces is inclined in the direction opposite the first two, the third conical surface having a, greater apex angle than the other two surfaces. v

'7. A wheel structure including a hollow hub, a shaft disposed coaxially within said hub, a brake member on the shaft within and adjacent one end of the hub, a drive member on the shaft within and adjacent the opposite end of the hub, bearing means interposed-between the respective opposite ends of the hub and the respective brake and drive members, said drive member having threads thereon extending within the hub inwardly of the bearing means adjacent thereto, said brake member having inwardly tapered coned surfaces inwardly of the adjacent bearing, means thereadjacent, an internally threaded coupling member surrounding the shaft and in engagement with the threads on the drive member, said coupling member having longitudinally spaced inwardly tapering conical surfaces thereon and being axially movable relative to the hub, an expansible brake sleeve concentrically disposed within the hub between the inner surface thereof and the shaft, said brake sleeve having conical surfaces at the opposite ends thereof and a conical surface within the medial portion thereof so that upon axial movement of the coupling member the spaced conical surfaces on the drive member and the surfaces on the brake member coact with the surfaces on the brake sleeve to uniformly expand the sleeve against the hub.

8. A wheel structure as defined in and by claim 7, wherein the brake sleeve has oppositely tapered surfaces at its opposite ends and is internally counterbored for a distance slightly in excess of onehalf the internal extent thereof, and

,a split ring disposed within the counterbore and which split ring has a conical surf-ace tapering in the same direction as the conical surface formed at the end of the sleeve having the largest internal diameter.

9. A wheel structure as defined in and by claim '7, wherein the brake sleeve has a slit therein and the coupling member is peripheral groove intermediate the conical surfaces thereon, and a split spring sleeve disposed within the groove, said sleeve having a lug projecting therefrom engaging the slit in the brake sleeve to non-rotatably maintain the coupling sleeve in relation to the brake sleeve to constrain the same for axial movement on the threads provided on the drive member.

10. A wheel structure as defined in and by claim 7, wherein the brake sleeve is an aggregate comprising an outer ring having a tapered surface at one end thereof and a two-part inner ring that is shorter than the outer ring and disposed within the same, one of said parts being fixed to the outer ring and the said inner ring having oppositely tapered surfaces at opposite ends thereof, one end of the inner ring terminating the same plane as the end of the non-tapered provided with a end of the outer ring, and a conical surface on the inner ring adjacent the non-tapered end of the outer ring having a greater apex angle than the remaining conical surfaces of the brake sleeve aggregate.

11. A wheel structure as defined in and by I claim 7, wherein lugs project outwardly of the brake member and wherein the brake sleeve has recesses therein receiving said lugs to non-rotatably couple the brake sleeve with the brake member.

GUSTAF EMIL OLSSON.

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